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PEEP SIGHT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does peep sight mean? 

PEEP SIGHT (noun)
  The noun PEEP SIGHT has 1 sense:

1. rear gunsight having an adjustable eyepiece with a small aperture through which the front sight and the target are alignedplay

  Familiarity information: PEEP SIGHT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PEEP SIGHT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Rear gunsight having an adjustable eyepiece with a small aperture through which the front sight and the target are aligned

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("peep sight" is a kind of...):

gun-sight; gunsight (a sight used for aiming a gun)


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